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Burris tells impeachment committee he didn't cut deal for Senate seat, awaits court decision
Associated Press WriterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Roland Burris raised his right hand in a committee room at the Illinois Capitol, swearing to tell a room full of lawmakers the truth about his appointment by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich to the state's vacant U.S. Senate...Tags: Trials, Executive Branch, Court Administration, Illinois Supreme Court, Business Enterprises
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Illinois lawmakers prepare to impeach disgraced governor, a first in state's history
Associated Press WriterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich faces almost certain impeachment by the Illinois House, a historic step that would trigger a trial to determine whether the Democratic governor should be tossed out of office. A simple majority vote...Tags: Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Michael Madigan, Corporate Crime
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Burris should be seated: Dellinger
The Swampby Frank James Democrat Roland Burris should be seated by the Democratic-controlled Senate, says the highly regarded lawyer Walter Dellinger, who headed the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in the Clinton Administration. He makes the same...Tags: Bribery, Executive Branch, Constitutional Issues, The White House, Corporate Crime
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Cubs general manager Jim Hendry gets own street in Park Ridge
A few weeks after the Cubs were swept from the 2008 playoffs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich decreed that a stretch of Northwest Highway in Park Ridge would henceforth be known as Honorary Jim Hendry Way. When the Illinois Department of Transportation mounted...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, All Stars, Baseball
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Voice of the People
Remember Bobbie Steele? Much has been written, recently, of the proposed Cook County budget for 2009, in particular, the required $104 million contribution to the county pension fund. Board President Todd Stroger and the other commissioners are currently...Tags: George Ryan, Terrorism, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Pension and Welfare
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Chickens dancing, roosting in 5th District
With the eyes of the nation on the saga of Tombstone Burris—and our Illinois politicians hopping predictably toward impeaching the governor like those dancing chickens at the state fair—don't forget another vacant congressional seat of prime...Tags: Corruption, Executive Branch, Rahm Emanuel , Armed Forces, Jesse White
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Roland Burris asked ex-Rod Blagojevich aide about Senate seat
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Even as he sought to allay concerns about how Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked him for the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris disclosed Thursday he relayed his interest in the job to one of the governor's lobbyist fundraising friends whose...Tags: Executive Branch, Illinois Supreme Court, Michael Madigan, Corporate Crime, Local Elections
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House panel unanimously approves report accusing Gov. Rod Blagojevich of wide range of offenses
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Paving the way for an unprecedented House vote Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a legislative panel unanimously approved a scathing report accusing the two-term Democrat of a wide array of offenses, including criminal corruption...Tags: Democratic Party, Trials, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Illinois Supreme Court
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Iowa lawmakers consider labor issues
Associated Press WriterThough labor-backed Democrats control the Legislature and governor's office, lawmakers concede that some top union priorities face a cloudy future in the upcoming session. Labor leaders and some legislators remain unhappy after a high-profile...Tags: Iowa, Executive Branch, Wisconsin, Employees, Paul McKinley
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After he's gone
The start of a new legislative session is traditionally a time of grand ambition. With a little vacation (and perhaps an election) behind them, lawmakers promise this will be the year they revamp public school financing, reform health care, rescue mass...Tags: Medical Services, Executive Branch, Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Corrupt Practices
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Impeach
"[A]n impeachment inquiry is a time for grave and deep reflection. It should not be used to resolve policy disagreements. It should be reserved for serious abuses and misconduct. It should be, and in Illinois has been, rarely invoked." —Special...Tags: Patrick Fitzgerald, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Censorship, Government
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Chicago loses out on $153 million transit grant; Mayor Daley blames feds for blown deadline
Tribune reportersChicago and CTA officials have only themselves to blame for forfeiting a $153 million federal grant pegged to help ease traffic gridlock, U.S. transportation officials said Thursday. The fumble marks a major setback in efforts to improve mobility in...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Richard M. Daley, Prices, Transportation
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